A very attractive and interesting pair of pottery moon flask vases.
The two vases have colourful transfers of Worcester scenes - the first of Worcester Abbey, and the second of Worcester from the North West. On the other side are elegant hand-painted floral bunches. There are hand-painted wreaths around the central images, the sides of the vases, and around the mouths. The bases and mouths are gilded as are the handles.
Unusually, ‘Worcester’ is written in puce calligraphy on the bases of each vase, a mark typically associated with early 19th century Worcester porcelain. These vases are not early 19th century Worcester and were probably made in Staffordshire in the late 19th century. It is possible that the similarity of the base marks to earlier Worcester is a coincidence and that they are simply a reference to the transfer scenes. These summations are given as my ‘best guess’ and not as confident statements of fact.
Whatever they are, these are very attractive and well made pottery moon flask vases.
Both are in good condition. There is a stable, short firing flaw to the inside of one of the vases and some very small nibbles around the base. There are some stressed hairline firing flaws around the handles, also completely stable. Some of the gilt has rubbed away, particularly on the handles.
Height: 5.75”
Date: Late 19th century
A very attractive and interesting pair of pottery moon flask vases.
The two vases have colourful transfers of Worcester scenes - the first of Worcester Abbey, and the second of Worcester from the North West. On the other side are elegant hand-painted floral bunches. There are hand-painted wreaths around the central images, the sides of the vases, and around the mouths. The bases and mouths are gilded as are the handles.
Unusually, ‘Worcester’ is written in puce calligraphy on the bases of each vase, a mark typically associated with early 19th century Worcester porcelain. These vases are not early 19th century Worcester and were probably made in Staffordshire in the late 19th century. It is possible that the similarity of the base marks to earlier Worcester is a coincidence and that they are simply a reference to the transfer scenes. These summations are given as my ‘best guess’ and not as confident statements of fact.
Whatever they are, these are very attractive and well made pottery moon flask vases.
Both are in good condition. There is a stable, short firing flaw to the inside of one of the vases and some very small nibbles around the base. There are some stressed hairline firing flaws around the handles, also completely stable. Some of the gilt has rubbed away, particularly on the handles.
Height: 5.75”
Date: Late 19th century
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